Researchers at Arizona State University think cockroaches in the Paleozoic Era might have been as large as house cats because there was more oxygen in the atmosphere.

Queen Elizabeth II has her own YouTube channel.

Daylight saving time began as a joke by Benjamin Franklin, who proposed waking people earlier on bright summer mornings so they might work more during the day, thus saving candles.

The Beatles once barely made it out of the Philippines alive. Tired and jet-lagged, they missed an official reception held by then-President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife, Imelda, in Manila, thus disappointing many fans who were attending, including children. By the time they rushed to the airport to leave, they were greeted by an angry mob.

Hank Williams learned how to drink liquor at age 9 while living with his cousins in Fountain, Ala.

This article appears in February 13 • 2009.

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